get around

get around

1. matkustella t. liikkua paljon eri paikoissa, mennä paikasta toiseen, kierrellä, olla menevää sorttia

   Round round get around, I get around, yeah / Get around round round I get around. (Beach Boys, I Get Around)

   I can't wait to get around in my cabriolet come summer.

   They are 85 but still get around like when they were young.

2. (puhekielinen eufemismi) harrastaa irtosuhteita

   She's the type of woman that gets around, if you know what I mean.

3. (uutisesta, huhusta) levitä, lähteä kiertämään

   The rumor got around that he had not died of natural causes.

4. kiertää; sivuuttaa, päästä yli t. ympäri jostakin

   Smoking kills. There is no way you can get around that fact.

   There are legal loopholes that make it possible to get around the tax issue.

5. onnistua ratkaisemaan jokin ongelma

   We could get around the problem of space by building extra bedrooms in the attic.

   This complex Chinese character is quite difficult to get around.

6. (~ someone) suostutella, saada joku suostumaan

   Our father is strict but it is possible to get around him with humour and flattery.

• Brittienglannissa myös get round.
• Kts. idiomi get (one's) head around (something).

• get around to

• (brittienglantia) get round
• (1., 2., 3.) (brittienglantia) get about